Projectile device.



M. ALEKSANDROWICZ.

PROJECTILE DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1918.

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M. ALEKSANDROWICZ.

PROJECTILE DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28. I918.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919,

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PROJECTILE :onvron.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919.

Application filed May 28, 1918. Serial No. 237,162.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAL ALEKsAN- DROWICZ, a citizen of Russia, residing at New Brighton, in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Projectile Devices, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the invention is the provision in the nature of a plurality of connecting missiles adapted for firing through the air for injuring the enemys troops as well as destroying such property as wire entanglements or banners.

A further object of the invention is to provide connected missiles adapted for hooking upon objects and capable of exploding by engagement therewith.

With these general objects in view, the device" consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and also illustrated in the accompanying drawings and in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a plan view showing the device about to be fired from cannons, one of which is broken away;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a portion thereof;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken upon line IIIIII of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4. is a view of one of the explosive hooks shown partially in longitudinal section; and

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view thereof taken'upon line V-V of Fig. 4.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the device broadly consists of two projectiles 10 having the bullets 11 thereof connected by means of a chain 12, while a plurality of hollow hooks 13 are suspended by means of eyes 14 in spaced relation upon the said chain 12. The projectiles 10 are readily positioned within the bores 15 of adjacently arranged cannons 16 being forced into firing position through the muzzle 17 of the cannons.

A coiled spring 18 is secured at intervals to the chain 12 as at 19 for taking up the slack in the chain when suspended between the muzzle 17 of the cannons during the fir- 1ng operation. In this manner, the spring 18 w1ll be positioned substantially horizontal with the chain 12 sagging beneath the spring and carrying the hooks 13. The two cannons 16 are adapted to be fired simultaneously, but the provision of the loose chaln 12 prevents one of the projectiles 10 from swinging around and injuring the artilleryman when the firing of one cannon slightly precedes that of the other cannon. The bullets 11 and chain 10, when fired through the air, will sweep through and knock down obstacles in advance of the firing line upon which the cannOns 16 are positioned.

The hooks 13 being hollow are filled with an explosive 20 through an opening 21 adjacent one end thereof normally closed by means of a screw 22. An ignition cap 23 is provided in the concaved side 24 of each -hook 13 adapted to be engaged by any objects such as a wire 25 when the hooks 13 are fired therethrough. The device is especially serviceable in destroying wire barriers.

And when the caps 23 come in contact with the wires 25, the hooks will explode for damaging any surroundin objects. A knife blade form of end 26 1s provided for each hook 13 at the opposite end thereof from the eye 14; and is serviceable in penetrating and cutting objects during the travel of the hooks through the air when the device is in use. A serviceable missile in the nature of a plurality projectile is provided that is easy to manufacture and may be quickly assembled for ready use with any cannons that may be desirable.

What I claim as new is:

1. A device of the class described comprising projectiles, a flexible connector between said projectiles, a slack adjuster for the connector, and a plurality of explosive hooks carried by the latter.

2. A device of the class described comprising projectiles, a flexible connector between said projectiles, a slack adjuster for the connector, hollow hooks having knife blade points attached in spaced relations to the said connector adapted to contain an explosive and foraminating caps positioned Copies of this patent may be obtained Within the eoncave sides of the hooks adapted for explosion upon engaging an object during the travel of the hooks through the air.

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